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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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VACCINATION.
The following table is drawn up from returns kindly supplied by the Clerk to the Guardians in respect of children whose births were registered in the Parish of St. Pancras from 1st January to 31st December, 1912, inclusive:—
| Number. | Percentage of Births registered. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North. | East. | West. | South. | Whole Borough. | North. | East. | West. | South. | Whole Borough. | |
| Births registered | 1323 | 1508 | 1243 | 1005 | 5079 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Dead, unvaccinated | 68 | 112 | 97 | 75 | 352 | 5.2 | 7-4 | 7-8 | 75 | 6.9 |
| Successfully vaccinated | 560 | 664 | 630 | 464 | 2318 | 42.3 | 44.1 | 50.7 | 46.2 | 45.6 |
| Had small pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insusceptible of vaccination .. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 01 | — | — | 0-2 | 01 |
| Received certificates of conscientious objection | 421 | 295 | 214 | 130 | 1060 | 31.8 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 20.9 |
| Postponed by medical certificate | 56 | 64 | 31 | 20 | 171 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| Moved to known address in other districts.. | 10 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 93 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| Lost sight of by removal | 178 | 305 | 240 | 269 | 992 | 13.5 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 26.8 | 19.5 |
| Unvaccinated and not accounted for in previous columns | 28 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 22 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
It will be seen that 1,060, or 20.9 per cent. of the children born, were the
subjects of certificates of conscientious objection to vaccination, the percentage
being as high as 31.8 per cent. in the North division.
The children with such certificates, tog-ether with those unvaccinated and
not otherwise accounted for (bottom row in table), numbered 1,149 or 22.6 per
cent. of the total births.
The corresponding figures for the past ten years are as follows: —
| Year. | Births, | Successfully vaccinated. | Per cent. | Conscientious Objections, and Children otherwise escaping Vaccination. | Per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 6341 | 3731 | 58.9 | 157 | 2.4 |
| 1903 | 6384 | 3923 | 61.5 | 120 | 1.9 |
| 1904 | 6157 | 3891 | 63.2 | 138 | 2.2 |
| 1905 | 5816 | 3798 | 65.3 | 93 | 1.6 |
| 1906 | 5816 | 3952 | 68.0 | 80 | 1.4 |
| 1907 | 5508 | 3351 | 60.8 | 226 | 4.1 |
| 1908 | 5437 | 3357 | 61.7 | 618 | 11.3 |
| 1909 | 5285 | 3097 | 58.6 | 622 | 11.8 |
| 1910 | 5394 | 2787 | 51.7 | 953 | 17.6 |
| 1911 | 5139 | 2353 | 45.8 | 1235 | 24.4 |
| 1912 | 5079 | 2318 | 45.6 | 1149 | 22.6 |